First, I have to say that I had to ding this book one star because as an editor I was appalled by all the mistakes I tripped over. Some were really bad like writing, more or less, that 2 X 24 = 12. Unless that’s some quantum mathematics I am unfamiliar with!

I reached the point where I was thinking, ‘if he doesn’t land this book, I might have ding it two or three stars.’

Fortunately, that was not the case. I loved the science! Some people complained that it seemed like some characters were info dumping but I had no problem with that. The main character, Skyler, was mostly behind those info dumps. And it was never specified, but I would guarantee you the guy was definitely on the spectrum. At least, he seemed written that way to me.

I loved the reality of all the aspects of climate change that were a part of the book. Personally, as a species, I think we are doomed—we just can’t seem to pull together and do the right thing. And, by the time we do (if we do), it will be way too late.

The mystery of the Hadamard gate (Michael) is solved by the end of the book and Heinrich makes it all make sense. And as a Christian and Franciscan, I didn’t have any problem with the religious aspects of the book from the atheists to the agnostics to the over-the-top evangelicals.

I ended up really enjoying it overall–4 stars.

Stuart Heinrich

GoodReads says:

This book explores advanced scientific and deep philosophical concepts through the narrative structure of a mystery/thriller. No particular science background is required of the reader.

The world is on the brink of an apocalyptic climate crisis and quickly spiraling out of control into a dystopian nightmare. As everything collapses around them, two scientists struggle for relevance in their quest to build the world’s first practical quantum computer. They discover so much more: a mystery of physics that goes deeper than they could have ever imagined…